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At the very heart of the 2015 version of the ISO 9001 standard

The DROP methodology

Published Monday 13 April 2015

The revision of the ISO 9001 standard is at the very heart of all subjects this year, mainly because it affects more than one million businesses worldwide. Recognized as the gold standard in the world, this certification may be obtained by any type of business or organization, regardless of its size, products, job or sector.

The 2015 version of the ISO 9001 standard has a new requirement that asks companies to seize opportunities for improvement and to prevent customer dissatisfaction through a risk treatment plan. This concept of risk control was not addressed at all in the previous version and is one of the main changes.

The challenge of this change therefore lies in the implementation of this practice: how to integrate a risk based approach within its quality system?